Telegram-herald., 1887-12-14

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ths Wiling W0rksrs eociety-that ana
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any Information u TIE subject II 50 take
Is ~ the Eo9ef Ci9thias Coupauy AM IN
quss Tor Af. Rossnga44's owa private pet
astsctiye.
said enc OF The city officials Yesterday a
blooming bachelor. "if s45lght get
Ilag married w0ald make nls I0ok aud lee
A. happy as il has ssk NeRsynolds. Of the
Bosri ~ Pyiice and kies Commissioners.
bslisge Ia Just s4ks my eo2E righs OF. aad
lump il. tTsnk always r4s q gOoa
sAtared, geaiAl iellow. 0us on. nly-isn'l be
81 IA eheertal nov -s-d4ysf And tae singis
ulaa s0ismnly slshs.i q surreptitioes sigh,
and suddenly sneAksd of after a liIIle daisy
oI q dzmsei who had slyly sinked As she
passed oy.
II is not generally known that the Esea-
- Leaslsg' quaint and clever Illustrations
afs ~hsn.e- made" and tue work OF that
exceptionally bright wriisr. aud very clever
artist, Nr Rose, who has for more than year
past oesn a isensber OF Mr. westons city
stat Ar. hose - no " prentice hand
with lhs eray01. bas one OF The most or
lsna! aud grscef u deyoises 70 lhe canvas
IA tue STATE As will De borne ample lssti-
mony 10 By the many who have witnessed
the pCbiic and private exhibitions OF bis
skill and culture.
Great care should be exercised by the
men a. work excavating from the hill on
the Powers property, corner Lyon and
Ouasa-sls The soil is solid clay, as
heavy as ~ much metal. sad yegs hard 10
wOr Ga. When the great masses OF dirt
40 all, though, they are APP NJ fail In
hUrry and thers is always danger 10 the
mcn a. work. A good many years ago i
saw poor Holland lad siruck by one OF
these same great elav masses while they
were excagatiug from the northwestern
corner OF The same property. One moment
he stood chatting ana laughing with his
comrades. and the next he lay extended
full length upon the ground life.ess and
nearly covered Uiia the deadly de5ris. and
completely tattened out beyond all SEM
0lance % a human being. Be careful. boys.
and keep . constant eye 10 windward.
Col. joseph Penny IS an acknowledged con-
isoiste'r IN all matters a tas G. but his gent-
inc artistic instinct was never more clearly
shown or def.ly emphasized than in the ar
rangemens Oh the Kirmes booths. which, as
a rule, owe their general attractiveness and
exquisite groupings Of details primarily 10
The co,oae.s rare creative genius. Col
Penny has put not only wealth of ex-
guisiIe judgment into his work, but also
al amount of time aud trouble which IL ~
hard Tor one who las not been personally
through such siege to fully appreciate. In
common with Hssdames Church, Johnson.
Peirce. Dekrsift, aud Perkins, Col. Penny
has borne large snare Of the Drunt OF the
kirmes engagement
The scheme OF having the newsboys carry
around those little wooden barrels, and COL
lect the money with which TO Day for their
Christmas supper is not perfect one, from
more stsndpoinis than ii was considered By
eni. One usually honest little fellow yields
10 an almost irresistible temptation TO
pocket the dimes or nickeis which are in
ended to be sid in al the little opening.
And again the same man will be impor-
tuned and the same house revisited score
OF times Eefore the time comes for the sup.
per, until many will lose patience, and not
give AZ all The best plan Of raising such a
funi is by the usual organized mefhOds OF
procedure, when everyone understands Just
what they are giving for. aud there Is no
persistent and annoying application for
"drioiets which can only 20 little way at
best. Give the boys big supper but don't
make them do their own begging for the
funds with which TO pay for 1t. 1t Is as
nsrd a task and thankless as the selling of
their papers, and in the end amounts TO
just no gilt ~ all but simply to tough
earned meal which the boys could buy for
themselves cheaper in some other way.
There is less of prudery and prurency in
Grand Rapids than in Chicago. In the
Garden City few years ago . gin of two
elegant and costly Egyptian figures in
bronze we.e presented to the city to adorn
one Of the entrances 10 Lincoln PARK. But
as the untbinking. shameless sculptor had
neglected 10 provide pair OF ches. pTotsc-
tors 20 90 wish the female figures a self
constituted Society for the Prevention OF
lmmodssty and Cruelty, composed almost
equally OF men and women. raised such a
hue and cry over this exhibition of the
nude In public places ths. the Council
CAME vi.hiu ar ace Of ordering the magni-
ncent donations returned 10 the dOnstor
food common sense finally prevailed. how
ever. over this sickeaing squeamishneSs.
and the figures still remain as silent senti-
nj ar.1 IL
generosity. Looking st the two new placed
bronze figures as the entrance 10 the City
Hal led % these reflections. for the lighr
aad airy style 0f rsimeus must be painfully
srlggrstlve % such sensitive souls as those
that were moved 20 sach extremities OF